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Question 1

Top 5 most valuable players by position
Player Team Country Goals Assists Value (USD)
Forward
Kylian Mbappé Paris S-G France 33 7 200M
Neymar Paris S-G Brazil 15 7 180M
Lionel Messi Barcelona Argentina 36 13 150M
Eden Hazard Chelsea Belgium 16 15 150M
Mohamed Salah Liverpool Egypt 22 8 150M
# Average top 5 24 10 166M
Midfielder
Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City Belgium 2 2 130M
N'Golo Kanté Chelsea France 4 4 100M
Paul Pogba Manchester Utd France 13 9 100M
Christian Eriksen Tottenham Denmark 8 12 100M
Saúl Ñíguez Atlético Madrid Spain 4 1 90M
# Average top 5 6 6 104M
Defender
Virgil van Dijk Liverpool Netherlands 4 2 90M
Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool England 1 12 80M
Aymeric Laporte Manchester City France 3 3 75M
Kalidou Koulibaly Napoli Senegal 2 2 75M
Lucas Hernández Atlético Madrid France 1 0 70M
# Average top 5 2 4 78M
Goalkeeper
Marc-André ter Stegen Barcelona Germany 0 0 90M
Alisson Liverpool Brazil 0 0 80M
Ederson Manchester City Brazil 0 1 70M
David de Gea Manchester Utd Spain 0 0 65M
Gianluigi Donnarumma Milan Italy 0 0 55M
# Average top 5 0 0 72M
*Data merged from transfermarkt.de and fbref.com by Rafael Stepien and available on Kaggle*

Question 2

Top 20 Scorers - Teams and Leagues
Player Team League Goals
Lionel Messi Barcelona La Liga 36
Kylian Mbappé Paris S-G Ligue 1 33
Fabio Quagliarella Sampdoria Serie A 26
Duván Zapata Atalanta Serie A 23
Mohamed Salah Liverpool Premier League 22
Sadio Mané Liverpool Premier League 22
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal Premier League 22
Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich Bundesliga 22
Nicolas Pépé Lille Ligue 1 22
Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus Serie A 21
Sergio Agüero Manchester City Premier League 21
Luis Suárez Barcelona La Liga 21
Karim Benzema Real Madrid La Liga 21
Iago Aspas Celta Vigo La Liga 20
Cristhian Stuani Girona La Liga 19
Edinson Cavani Paris S-G Ligue 1 18
Wissam Ben Yedder Sevilla La Liga 18
Paco Alcácer Dortmund Bundesliga 18
Jamie Vardy Leicester City Premier League 18
Harry Kane Tottenham Premier League 17
*Data merged from transfermarkt.de and fbref.com for 2018/19 season by Rafael Stepien and available on Kaggle*

Question 3

Top 10 Countries by their 5 Top Scorers
Player Team League Goals
France
Kylian Mbappé Paris S-G Ligue 1 33
Karim Benzema Real Madrid La Liga 21
Wissam Ben Yedder Sevilla La Liga 18
Florian Thauvin Marseille Ligue 1 16
Antoine Griezmann Atlético Madrid La Liga 15
# Goals per Country 103
Argentina
Lionel Messi Barcelona La Liga 36
Sergio Agüero Manchester City Premier League 21
Ángel Di María Paris S-G Ligue 1 12
Mauro Icardi Inter Serie A 11
Gonzalo Higuaín Chelsea Premier League 5
Gonzalo Higuaín Milan Serie A 5
# Goals per Country 90
Italy
Fabio Quagliarella Sampdoria Serie A 26
Andrea Petagna SPAL Serie A 16
Leonardo Pavoletti Cagliari Serie A 16
Francesco Caputo Empoli Serie A 16
Andrea Belotti Torino Serie A 15
# Goals per Country 89
Spain
Iago Aspas Celta Vigo La Liga 20
Paco Alcácer Dortmund Bundesliga 18
Borja Iglesias Espanyol La Liga 17
Jaime Mata Getafe La Liga 14
Jorge Molina Getafe La Liga 14
# Goals per Country 83
England
Jamie Vardy Leicester City Premier League 18
Harry Kane Tottenham Premier League 17
Raheem Sterling Manchester City Premier League 17
Callum Wilson Bournemouth Premier League 14
Glenn Murray Brighton Premier League 13
# Goals per Country 79
Uruguay
Luis Suárez Barcelona La Liga 21
Cristhian Stuani Girona La Liga 19
Edinson Cavani Paris S-G Ligue 1 18
Maxi Gómez Celta Vigo La Liga 13
Gastón Ramírez Sampdoria Serie A 4
# Goals per Country 75
Germany
Kai Havertz Leverkusen Bundesliga 17
Marco Reus Dortmund Bundesliga 17
Timo Werner RB Leipzig Bundesliga 16
Kevin Volland Leverkusen Bundesliga 14
Leroy Sané Manchester City Premier League 10
# Goals per Country 74
Brazil
Neymar Paris S-G Ligue 1 15
Charles Eibar La Liga 14
Richarlison Everton Premier League 13
Roberto Firmino Liverpool Premier League 12
Willian José Real Sociedad La Liga 11
# Goals per Country 65
Belgium
Eden Hazard Chelsea Premier League 16
Dries Mertens Napoli Serie A 16
Romelu Lukaku Manchester Utd Premier League 12
Dodi Lukebakio Düsseldorf Bundesliga 10
Benito Raman Düsseldorf Bundesliga 10
# Goals per Country 64
Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus Serie A 21
Diogo Jota Wolves Premier League 9
André Silva Sevilla La Liga 9
Rafael Leão Lille Ligue 1 8
Bernardo Silva Manchester City Premier League 7
# Goals per Country 54
*Data merged from transfermarkt.de and fbref.com for 2018/19 season by Rafael Stepien and available on Kaggle*